CVE - CVE-2017-17557

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-17557	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.
References
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BID:103999 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103999 CONFIRM:https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php MISC:https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.html SECTRACK:1040733 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20171212	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20171212)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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